Guizhou National Data Centre and Radio Telescope

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit Guizhou, China s National Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Zone . At first blush, the choice of Guizhou seems to be an unusual one. With a population of 38 million, it ranks 17th in the list of administrative divisions and 18th in population density, and it is even further behind in terms of GDP (22nd). From the principle that it is most efficient to…